When it comes to competing during long days on the pickleball court, nutrition is a vital but often overlooked part of peak performance. Pickleball presents a unique challenge from a fueling perspective. With matches typically lasting around 30 minutes and multiple rounds scheduled throughout the day, finding the right balance between staying energized and avoiding […]

Connor Garnett, currently the No. 3 ranked singles player on the PPA Tour and coming off a silver medal at the Atlanta Pickleball Championships last month, is known for his two-handed backhand and is here to break it down in 5 easy steps. For more of his teaching, check out TWOEY Skool, an online coaching […]

Competing at the highest level demands intense practice, but it’s also crucial to understand the importance of off-court habits. When I was growing up playing tennis, I had really poor recovery habits and that led to me having to sit out for 1 year when I was in middle school and 9 months in high school. […]

When I’m teaching, players often ask how frequently they should speed up; however, the calculus of when to speed up changes with every match and frequency shouldn’t be the question — because if you can win every point by speeding it up, by all means go for it. When I think about when to speed up […]

In pickleball, players often find themselves facing challenges in shot selection, particularly in three key situations: the bailout dink, the low mid-court drive, and premature cross-court attacks. The Bailout Dink The bailout dink occurs when a player is pulled wide and unable to set up properly for their shot, often attempting an aggressive cross-court shot […]

I loved to play the left side (“adv. side”) in tennis due to my preferred twoey backhand shot. But the same advantages for left side players do not exist in pickleball. Pickleball has nuances that lend different roles to different sides of the court. The conventional strategy is that the left side player typically will […]